Movie

Lockdown

2021 · 84 min

A taut, earnest procedural that turns a real medical crisis into a pressure-cooker of institutional resistance and quiet courage.

Overview: The film is based on Nigerian medical doctor Ameyo Adadevoh who was credited with having curbed a wider spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria by placing the patient zero, Patrick Sawyer.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, justice, corruption, morality
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
justice
corruption
morality
isolation
Places: hospital
big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none